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53
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Active since
2011
Lei Zhao is an author at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign specializing in natural sciences, climatology, and climate science.
Publications per year
2011–2025
53
53
Strong contributions of local background climate to urban heat islands
Lei Zhao, Xuhui Lee, Ronald B. Smith et al. · Nature · 2014 · 1.5K citations
Observed increase in local cooling effect of deforestation at higher latitudes
Xuhui Lee, Michael L. Goulden, David Y. Hollinger et al. · Nature · 2011 · 741 citations · Full text
Interactions between urban heat islands and heat waves
Lei Zhao, Michael Oppenheimer, Qing Zhu et al. · Environmental Research Letters · 2017 · 476 citations · Full text
Urban heat islands in China enhanced by haze pollution
Chang Cao, Xuhui Lee, Shoudong Liu et al. · Nature Communications · 2016 · 450 citations · Full text
Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences +17
Global multi-model projections of local urban climates
Lei Zhao, Keith W. Oleson, Elie Bou‐Zeid et al. · Nature Climate Change · 2021 · 340 citations · Full text
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